Amazon (Amazon.com, Inc.)

Overview

Multinational technology company focused on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and AI. One of the “Big Five” American tech companies.

Key Facts

  • Founded: 1994-07-05

  • Headquarters: Seattle, Washington, USA

  • Status: Public (NASDAQ: AMZN)

  • CEO: Andy Jassy

  • Founded by Jeff Bezos in a garage in Seattle

  • Originally an online bookstore, expanded to “the everything store”

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched in 2006, now the largest cloud platform

  • AWS has 200+ services including EC2, S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, RDS

  • AWS generates ~30% of Amazon’s operating income

  • Also owns Alexa, Kindle, Twitch, IMDb, Whole Foods

  • Competes with Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud in cloud infrastructure

Products Mentioned in Wiki

  • Aws
  • s3
  • lambda
  • ec2
  • rds

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